The meaning of “כְּרוּב”
Understanding Kᵉrûwb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as כְּרוּב Cherub. - § Cherub = "blessing" - Kerub, a place in Babylon 1) an apparent exilic settlement in Baby...
כְּרוּב
the same as כְּרוּב Cherub. - § Cherub = "blessing" - Kerub, a place in Babylon 1) an apparent exilic settlement in Babylonia from which some persons of doubtful extraction returned with Zerubbabel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 2:59 | “And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:” Word: כְּרוּב (Kᵉrûwb) | |
| Nehemiah 7:61 | “And these were they which went up also from Tel–melah, Tel–haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.” Word: כְּרוּב (Kᵉrûwb) |